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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: DoubleJ on August 04, 2013, 03:50:03 PM

Title: barbless, all saltwater or just salmon?
Post by: DoubleJ on August 04, 2013, 03:50:03 PM: Headed out for flounder. Do I need barbless hooks or is that just for salmon?
Title: Re: barbless, all saltwater or just salmon?
Post by: TONTO on August 04, 2013, 04:33:26 PM: No, but if you have salmon on board you must use barbless salmon fishing or not.
Title: Re: barbless, all saltwater or just salmon?
Post by: MooseStock on August 04, 2013, 08:50:59 PM: You can't use barbed hooks for ANY species in Areas 5-13 except forage fish such as jigging smelt, herring and such in any case or you will be ticketed if checked. Been that way for a few years now. Its in the WDFW marine section for you to check. Tonto....hope that helps you not get a ticket too as you must have mis-read the rule. Hope that helps.......Les
Title: Re: barbless, all saltwater or just salmon?
Post by: TONTO on August 04, 2013, 09:44:58 PM: OH yeah thanks, didn't realize he was talking about the sound, guess I should have noticed he was from Shelton.OH and you are right I just looked.